DPS (What does this French acronym stand for?t)

French translation: droit préférentiel de souscription (d'actions)

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French term or phrase:	DPS
Selected answer:	droit préférentiel de souscription (d'actions)
Entered by:	Yolanda Broad

20:47 May 21, 2004

French language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)

French term or phrase: DPS (What does this French acronym stand for?t)

This is the whole sentence where DPS occurs:

avec maintien du DPS, à
raison de 1 action nouvelle pour 6 actions anciennes, du 4 au 17/7. Les porteurs de BSA décembre 2001 qui auront exercé leurs bons avant le 14/7 exclu recevront des actions assorties au DPS à l'émission
d'actions nouvelles

Jacques Saleh KudoZ activity Questions: 344 (2 open) (4 without valid answers) (56 closed without grading) Answers: 997 United States
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droit préférential de souscription (d'actions)

Explanation:
Since all you're asking for is the French expansion, I won't insult you with the English.

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Bourth (X)
Local time: 22:04

Grading comment

Both Bourth and Marc are seemingly right... But I guess my question was what the acronym stands for in French... So Kudoz to Bourth... and thanks to both...
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

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droit préférential de souscription (d'actions)

Bourth (X)

preemptive right ; subscription right

Francis MARC

Discussion entries: 2

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18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

droit préférential de souscription (d'actions)

Explanation:
Since all you're asking for is the French expansion, I won't insult you with the English.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 22:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Both Bourth and Marc are seemingly right... But I guess my question was what the acronym stands for in French... So Kudoz to Bourth... and thanks to both...

14 hrs confidence:

preemptive right ; subscription right

Explanation:
As you asked for a translation in english ;-)
Ref. Termium:
Domaine(s)
– Commercial and Other Bodies
(Law)
– Stock Exchange
– Investment
Domaine(s)
– Sociétés et organismes
commerciaux ou non (Droit)
– Bourse
– Investissements et placements

pre-emptive right Source
CORRECT, CANADA

preemptive right Source
CORRECT, N.-BRUNSWICK

subscription right Source
CORRECT

droit préférentiel de
souscription Source
CORRECT, MASC, QUÉBEC

droit de préemption Source
À ÉVITER, MASC, CANADA, N.-
BRUNSWICK

DEF – The right sometimes
granted in corporations
legislation or instruments of
incorporation that entitles
shareholders to subscribe for
their pro rata share of any
new issues of shares. Source

DEF – Droit que la loi ou les
statuts de l'entreprise
accordent, généralement aux
porteurs d'une catégorie
d'actions donnée, de
souscrire une nouvelle
émission d'actions, le plus
souvent de même catégorie,
au prorata des actions qu'ils
possèdent déjà. Source

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of:

French

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